Taxation
Cameron’s marriage tax on the ropes
The Tory marriage tax plans are in further confusion this morning as it emerged that just 1 in 20 couples would benefit. The policy would cost £800 million.
Regressive impact of IDS’ marriage (+ kids) tax
Iain Duncan Smith today attacks Labour's record on the family. But his new marriage tax proposal, being considered by David Cameron, would widen inequalities.
Further Tory u-turn on marriage tax
The Conservatives have announced a u-turn on marriage tax. They now appear to discriminate against couples without children, including many civil partnerships.
Cameron forced to amend “Ashcroft amendment” after dancing to piper’s tune
David Cameron hastily withdrew an amendment to the Constitutional Reform bill last night after it emerged Lord Ashcroft could be exempted from having to pay tax
£40bn “tax gap” likely to be an underestimate
Flaws in the UK tax system are costing taxpayers much more than the £40bn set out last week by HM Revenue and Customs. The top end of the range could be £85bn.
A “Tobin” tax is workable
The Times on Friday branded as “unworkable” the Tobin tax being considered by the Treasury. But development expert Rodney Schmidt has demonstrated its practicality